Alabama state Sen. Shadrack McGill is attempting to pass a bill to allow students who are home schooled to play sports at public schools.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has chosen Judge James. B. Sanderlin, Margarita Romo, Harry T. Moore and Harriet Moore to be inducted to the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame. As Florida marks its 500-year anniversary, we want to honor individuals who have stood for equality in our states history, even in the face of adversity, said Scott. These champions of freedom have paved the way for equal rights among all Floridians.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott gave President Barack Obama advice Wednesday on how to properly manage a budget. Scott sent a letter to the president urging him to avoid the meat cleaver of budget cuts, known as sequestration, that are set to begin Friday. The governor advised Obama to follow his lead on how to deal with fiscal issues.

Reform of Floridas Citizens Property Insurance Corp. sits atop Associated Industries of Floridas (AIF) legislative priorities list that was distributed Wednesday to all legislative offices and Cabinet members.

Miami will bear the brunt of the fallout of the automatic budget cuts that are set to begin on Friday due to the share of its tourism dollars that come internationally, according to a Florida TaxWatch report released Tuesday.

Its Oscar week. So whyshouldn'tconservative columnist and Fox News regularCal Thomas use the Academy Award-winning film, "Forrest Gump," to thump Florida Gov. Rick Scott?

New Jersey legislators gave the final thumbs-up Tuesday to a bill legalizing gambling over the Internet. They already sent the bill to Gov. Chris Christie. Christie, all for the bill, has vowed to sign it quickly.

Detainees have been released by federal immigration officials from several facilities around the country, including one in Broward County, Fla., The New York Times reports.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, fresh off his CPAC snub, is rumored to announce Tuesday afternoon that he is going to accept the Medicaid expansion under Obamacare, less than one week after Florida Gov. Rick Scott made the same move.

U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney introduced a bill Tuesday he hopes will speed up short sales and help Floridas housing market, which is showing strong signs of a comeback. Short sales come with a notoriously slow-moving process in Florida. The impact of the legislation would be to shorten the approval time, requiring lenders to make a decision within 30 days.

Home prices across the U.S., aided by two Florida metropolitan areas,ended 2012 with the largest gain since the housing market began to crash, according to figures released Tuesday by S&P Dow Jones.The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, a leading barometer of U.S. home prices, revealed the best year-over-year gain, through December, in home prices since July 2006. Its 10-city index showed prices up 5.9 percent, while the 20-city composite showed annual returns of 6.8 percent.

Americas debt crisis should be reduced by incorporating spending cuts alone, according to 45 percent of voters in a new survey Tuesday.The Rasmussen Reports' poll shows a plurality of voters wants spending cuts alone as a method to reduce the federal deficit.

One of the surprises-to-many of the opening Florida Gaming Congress session -- called "Destination Florida?" -- was Michael Yormark's strong endorsement of at least one destination casino in South Florida. Yormark is president of Sunrise Sports & Entertainment, better known as the National Hockey League's Florida Panthers.

Miami's Spanish-language Univision TV network has leapfrogged powerhouse NBC during the most important month for television ratings, a telling sign of the Hispanic audience's expansion nationwide. In the latest numbers from the February sweeps, Univision finished in fourth place, behind CBS, Fox and ABC. NBC rounded out the top five for the first time in history. Univision had never beaten NBC in the ratings race.

The Orlando City Council has moved to buy land spanning two blocks in the citys downtown, which could be the future site of a soccer stadium for the Orlando City Lions. The council took action Monday, accepting a deal to purchase four parcels of land one block from the Orlando Magics home court, the Amway Center, for $4 million, according to the Orlando Sentinel.